Teleangiectasia generalized essential

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

essential progressive telangiectasia; generalized essential telangiectasia; Generalized essential telangiectasia

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Rare, non-family, flat telangiectasias, which occur primarily in women in adolescence or young adulthood.

LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.

Extremities, trunk, more rarely mucous membranes near the skin (oral mucosa)

Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.

Two-dimensional, initially small herds, gradually confluent to larger areas, red, blurred, symptomless spots.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

  1. Fernández-Torres R et al (2010) Generalized essential telangiectasia: a report of three cases treated using an intense pulsed light system. Actas Dermosifiliogr 101:192-193.
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  4. Ulrich J et al (2o15) Acquired generalized asymptomatic livid livid erythema and telangiectasia. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges13: 249-251.
  5. Yadav S et al. (2015) An unusual presentation of generalized essential telangiectasia. Clin Exp Dermatol 40:513-515.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer